Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1953 )

• 22 Days…

  

  Just over three weeks until pitchers and catchers report! Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  The way to catch a knuckeball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then to pick it up. ~Bob Uecker Getty Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 2017 HoF Inductees

  

  Congratulations to Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines, and Ivan Rodriguez on their election into the Baseball Hall of Fame! Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Player of the Sixties

  

  On January 17, 1970, Willie Mays was named Player of the Decade for the 1960s by the Sporting News. During the ten-year span, Mays batted .300 and averaged 100... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infographic: 2016 World Series Cubs

  

  This infographic from CSN Chicago provides a timeline of when and how some of the more notable names on the Cubs roster were acquired, starting in 2009, en rout... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Life will always throw you curves, just keep fouling them off. The right pitch will come, and when it does, be prepared to run the bases. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Baseball on Ice

  

  Icepocalypse 2017 is underway in the Midwest, and what better time to talk about the game of baseball being played on ice skates?  Believe it or not, for a brie... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Hit and Run

  

  This one is pretty corny, but it definitely gave me a chuckle. Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  Ewing Kauffman became the owner of the new American League franchise in Kansas City on January 11, 1968.  The franchise was eventually known as the Royals. Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  My whole philosophy is to broadcast the way a fan would broadcast. ~Harry Caray Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Countdown to Spring Training

  

  Hang in there… only 35 days to go! Ballpark of the Pam Beaches (my Palm Beach Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  “(Baseball) is a game with a lot of waiting in it; it is a game with increasingly heightened anticipation of increasingly limited action. Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Sandlot Baseball

  

  Library of Congress Here’s a photo from the Library of Congress collection simply titled, “Sandlot baseball.”  It was published in 1918 by Bain News Service, bu... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  On January 3, 1943, 37 year-old Yankee right-hander Red Ruffing was drafted in to the Army, despite his age and despite the fact that he had lost four toes on... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Happy New Year!

  

  Happy 2017, everyone!  Please be safe, however you may be celebrating, and here’s to a positive and successful calendar year, both in baseball and beyond. Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I can throw out any man alive. ~Johnny Bench Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A Couple Jokes

  

  Plagued by insomnia, I’m seeking ways to entertain myself until I either grow sleepy or the morning sun washes away all hope of sleep altogether. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Early Cuban Baseball

  

  The first documented baseball game in Cuba took place on December 27, 1874 at Palmar de Junco.  In the contest, a team from Havana squared off against one from... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  This game is won 90 feet at a time. ~Steve Stone Wikipedia Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Happy Holidays!

  

  Check it out, even Santa likes baseball!  Here’s hoping everyone has a fun-filled and fulfilling holiday season. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS